Why use a Video Head/Monopod? - iFootage Cobra 3 and K5s

[@jjdubs13]

If you have an older/different model iFootage monopod you can purchase the pedal base separately and it will fit on the bottom of your iFootage monopod. I just did this.

[@davecarrera]

I have had mine for a couple of years and great bits of kit they truly are.

[@jer3006]

FYI, I'm a lever guy because, for me, it is easier to tell that it is locked. Moot point on my monopod since you seldom let go of it but, for a tripod, don't get that screw lock tight, you can't see the problem = camera on the ground. Thanks for showing off some great features on the iFootage monopod. Appreciate for the demo!

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

Good point!

[@nikkitran22]

will this monopod and k5s hold a sony camera with a sigma lens 60-600mm?

[@zenphotojourney]

I shoot a lot of nature videos, and this would be great for a lighter weight option when I'm out hiking and exploring. And yes, I'm interested in learning more about balancing the camera.

[@andymcgarty3099]

Great video showing the features of the monopod. I really want one, but don't think I'd ever actually use it :( (I don't shoot much video)

[@AndrewVanBeekOttawa]

Can you lock the base with the pedal and any angle other than straight up or does it require being held?

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

In the center only, even if you could lock it, the weight on top would never balance and it would fall

[@zedbleu4444]

On a monopod, I definitely prefer the screw-lock over the lever-lock mechanism. The base of this monopod, the one without the pedal, is so useful on its own. And its design is very nice. Ex.: I use my own as a very low tripod that already has a ball head for filming macro movies on my kitchen counter... 😃

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

Nice

[@MicahTischler]

Almost certainly a dumb question, but doesn't adjusting the balance in such a manner shift the axis of rotation on pans away from the focal plane ... and doesn't that produce a weird effect for viewers? (I barely ever touch video topics, so I apologize if this is idiotic to ask.)

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

Yes, it would mess with the pan, but you would not use the two functions together IMO

[@razfilmstv]

will most video heads fit on it?

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

It has a standard 3/8 so any head with that should fit.

[@marcusprime357]

Hahaha! "A video, video" 😅 Cool stuff Daniel!

[@Mattrossphoto]

I have the ifootage monopod and tripod. Doesn’t get any better. Every photographer is jealous of my tripod 😂 Their stuff really is that good

[@jpdj2715]

The monopods are interesting and the video head is, but I would not use them in this way. To me this sways too much. I might use a monopod for a stationary (light) camera that records video as an overview camera or an alternative viewpoint in an interview, more or less unattended (untouched), in a location where there's no wind. Still, nice video - as always.